Product sheet

Definition sheet with explanations

Product group no. Product group Product no. Product

15-000 Surface finishes 15-000-0080 Fabric softener

Product description

Fabric softener is a washing preparation used to reduce the stiffness of dry laundry and to make laundry seem fresher by adding scent or brightness.

Product in detail Not classified here

Fabric softener, liquid

Fabric softener, powder

Other fabric softeners

15-000-0240	Regenerating salt, water softeners
15-000-0090	Laundry treatment products

Explanation

Retail packaging and grouped packaging for fabric softener in quantities of 8 litres or less are subject to system participation because they typically accumulate as waste with private final consumers – i.e. private households and comparable sources of waste generation (within the meaning of section 3 (11) VerpackG) such as accommodation establishments. Comparable sources of waste generation also include laundries and other cleaning businesses whose packaging waste can be collected at the rate that is normally associated with private households in waste bins that do not exceed 1,100 litres ('volume criterion').

Retail packaging and grouped packaging for fabric softener in quantities exceeding 8 litres are not subject to system participation because they typically accumulate as waste in industrial or large commercial enterprise settings. This includes in particular the textile industry, as well as laundries and other cleaning businesses (e.g. commercial laundries, commercial cleaning businesses) that exceed the volume criterion.
Shipment packaging for fabric softener of all kinds typically accumulates as waste with private final consumers – i.e. private households and comparable sources of waste generation and, as such, is subject to system participation.

Specials

The quantity of fabric softener can be given in litres or kilogrammes. Specifications in litres equal kilogrammes, and vice versa.

Brief system participation requirement overview - Product: 15-000-0080 // Fabric softener

Packaging material Packaging material× Abbreviations: PPC stands for paper, paperboard or cardboard. PET stands for polyethylene terephthalate (a type of plastic). PE stands for polyethylene (a type of plastic). Composite packaging is packaging made from at least two material types that cannot be separated by hand.	Shape/form Shape/form× This section shows the typical packaging types for the product group under consideration. IBC is the abbreviation for intermediate bulk container. An IBC is a large, cuboid container for liquid and free-flowing materials. An octabin is an octagonal container used to transport and store bulk materials.	Delineation criterion Delineation criterion × Criterion that relates to a specific product and determines whether the shipment, retail or grouped packaging in question is subject to system participation. For food packaging, that delineation criterion often is quantity. For packaging filled with other products, the delineation criterion tends to be the number/volume or unit of the individual products contained in the packaging. Depending on the product, other criteria may be used within the scope of an overall market assessment to delineate or determine whether the system participation requirement applies to a packaging, such as the stress class in the case of laminate products.		System participation requirement
Retail packaging
All types	All types		≤ 8 l	yes
All types	All types		> 8 l		no
Plastic	Bags, cans, bottles, sachets, stand-up pouches		≤ 8 l	yes
Plastic	Casks, IBCs, canisters		> 8 l		no
Shipment packaging (retail packaging) and grouped packaging
Paper/paperboard/cardboard	Folding boxes, outer boxes made of cardboard		≤ 8 l	yes
Paper/paperboard/cardboard	Folding boxes, outer boxes made of cardboard		> 8 l		no
Paper/paperboard/cardboard	Shipment packaging	All types		yes
Plastic	Multi-piece packaging, wrappings		≤ 8 l	yes
Plastic	Multi-piece packaging, wrappings		> 8 l		no
Plastic	Shipment packaging	All types		yes

Detailed system participation requirement overview - Product: 15-000-0080 // Fabric softener

Packaging material Packaging material× Abbreviations: PPC stands for paper, paperboard or cardboard. PET stands for polyethylene terephthalate (a type of plastic). PE stands for polyethylene (a type of plastic). Composite packaging is packaging made from at least two material types that cannot be separated by hand.	Shape/form Shape/form× This section shows the typical packaging types for the product group under consideration. IBC is the abbreviation for intermediate bulk container. An IBC is a large, cuboid container for liquid and free-flowing materials. An octabin is an octagonal container used to transport and store bulk materials.		System participation requirement
Retail packaging
All types	All types	≤ 8 l	yes
All types	All types	> 8 l		no
Plastic	Bottles	750 ml	yes
Plastic	Bottles	1 l	yes
Plastic	Bottles	1.5 l	yes
Plastic	Bottles	2 l	yes
Plastic	Bottles	2 l - 6 l	yes
Plastic	Canisters	10 l		no
Plastic	Canisters	20 l		no
Plastic	Cans	500 g - 1 kg	yes
Plastic	Portion bags, sample packs, sachets	20 ml	yes
Plastic	Stand-up pouches	500 ml - 1 l	yes

Product search Definition sheet with explanations Brief system participation requirement overview

Definition sheet with explanations

Brief system participation requirement overview - Product: 15-000-0080 // Fabric softener

Detailed system participation requirement overview - Product: 15-000-0080 // Fabric softener

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